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'These attacks don't look like break-ins' — HP warns hackers are turning popular remote access tools into dangerous, stealthy backdoors

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Cybercriminals are exploiting legitimate remote access applications such as LogMeIn and ScreenConnect to take control of victim devices without triggering standard security alerts, experts have warned.

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